Love Child

Welcome back!

And how about another round of applause

for our beautiful finalists?

Aren't they gorgeous, ladies and gentlemen?

This is not a good idea.

Oh, fiddle-dee-dee. Here, Martha. Put this up.

So sorry, I got caught up at work. Can I do something?

Yes, you can. You can put that up over there.

No worries.

OK. Ready? Yep, we're ready.

Yep. Whoo-hoo! I'm from Tamworth.

Tamworth, beautiful northern city.

And what do you do in your spare time up in Tamworth?

I sing in the choir.

The choir? I went to school with her.

Coupla drinks and she was anybody's.

Ooh! Said the pot to the kettle. Mmm.

I've got to show you something. Can it wait? Surprise!

No.

Not now. Take it down. Shirley! Take it down.

Who's 30?

Leon, these are my friends.

Everyone, this is Leon, the new owner of the club.

I'm Annie. Who's 30?

Me. I'm just short.

Happy birthday. Thank you.

Shirley! Shirley! Shirley! Shirley! Shirley! Oh!

I think you deserve a glass of champagne for that effort. Yeah.

Oh, it's unfair of you to do this to a woman my age.

30 is a great age. Will the new owner really care?

Yes! And if he ever asks, I'm 26.

Oh, god, and don't let him find out you're pregnant,

it'll be worse than having an opinion.

Hey. Hey, come with me. Where? Just trust me.

Where's Deanna? I got a babysitter. Ooh.

Come on, come on. Thank you. Patty! OK. OK.

Patty! Patty!

That's the tail of the scorpion there. See it?

Chris. Mmm?

Did you steal this car?

No, it belongs to a friend.

He lent it to me. Because...

'Cause I told him I wanted to impress some woman I love.

Aww.

How am I doing so far?

You've made a very good start.

You wait until we see this movie.

Let me guess. The guy that owns the car also owns the drive-in.

No. No, he works the projector.

Here we go. You're gonna love this.

What's it called again?

'The Robot that Ate Texas'.

Oh, wow. Oh. It got really good reviews.

Shh, shh. Shh.

That's a lovely place to be from. Do you swim?

I do. I love the beach. Oh, really? And what else do...

TB's coming with me tomorrow, just so you know.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. OK?

I shop and I paint. You paint?

Whoa! Talented contestant. Thank you very much...

We'll be finding out who the next girl through to the final is.

Miss Allure, 1970.

Joan. You missed the party.

Oh, James is a bit young for nightclubs.

I'm taking him for a walk.

If he doesn't go down now, he'll be up all night.

Hey, who's that in Stanton House?

There's no reason for anyone to be up there.

Hey, Joan, have you seen Simon?

Martha. Can you watch James for me? Oh. Whoa.

Vivian. Get...

Hello?

Viv? Viv, let security deal with it.

Hello?

Who's here? Ahh!

Gotcha! Hey. Hey. You're not allowed to be in here.

Bullshit. I was born here. Where's all the doctors?

The hospital is over there. Why don't you come downstairs with...

Don't touch me. Oh! Joan... No-one touches me.

Are you OK? Tell me your name.

You guess and I'll say if you're right.

Where do you live? XJ-3506.

Alright. I have to go get bub.

Take her over to casualty and let them deal with her. I'm off-duty!

So am I. Just do it.

How's your tummy? I'll live.

What were you looking for in Stanton House?

I found this in the back shed yesterday.

My mum wrote it when she gave me away.

"If there was any way that I could keep you, I would,

but I've got nothing. Sorry, darling Maggie.

You might not ever read this but I will always love you."

Maggie. Is that you? Never got told I was adopted.

Annie, um, before... before you go in, I...

Oh, no, tell me in a minute. I'm cold.

Hello. How was your night?

Yeah, it was good. Yeah, we saw a movie.

Deanna's been very good. Barely a peep.

I'll take her. Yeah.

How's your new place going?

Small, but I can walk to the hospital.

We should pay you. I don't want money.

Thanks.

Of all people, Chris. She was available and she was keen.

She told me that Deanna was dead. I know.

Why didn't you say something?

Because then you wouldn't have come

and we wouldn't have had a great time.

She's my mother. I am...

While we are together, she is gonna be a part of our lives somehow.

Morning, Maggie. Took me a while but I finally worked it out.

XJ-3506 is a Lithgow number. I spoke to your mother.

She's not my real mother.

She said you ran away two days ago.

I had to. When I found the letter.

I feel sick. Whiskey'll do that.

You need fluids. This'll help. Give me your arm.

Is that a tattoo? What does 'ILWA' mean?

None of your business.

Your mother's coming to get you. She sounded very worried.

How do I find my real mother? The one who had me.

I'm sorry. I don't know.

There must be a way. Tell me the way.

Thank you.

Hey. Hey. Hey, James.

Hey.

Come here. Come on.

He seems restless.

He didn't get much sleep last night. Again?

It's hard getting him down in the residents' quarters.

Yeah, it's rough on him.

What time are you getting out tomorrow?

My bail's been refused.

They can't. It was approved.

What does your lawyer say?

I gave him the arse, he was hopeless.

Jim! You have wasted weeks in here.

You have got to get out and organise a defence.

If I get an appeal lodged at the district court by this afternoon,

I might get another hearing next week.

How are you going to do that without a lawyer?

It can be done.

Alright. Tell me what to do.

Have you got time? I'll make time.

I need you.

I need you.

Dr McNaughton.

I... wanted to talk to you about moving out of the hospital.

No, residents have to be on call, you know that.

I know that but I can't care for a baby

in the residents' quarters anymore.

Well, when your husband gets bail, you won't have to.

He's not getting bail. Oh. I don't know when he'll be out.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Can't you make an exception to the residents' rules, please?

It's not up to me, that's a board decision.

Are there any women on the board?

There's a vacant position on the board right now

if you want to apply.

No, thanks.

I'll speak to the chairman.

Thank you, I'd appreciate that. It's unworkable.

Of course.

Her mother's coming back at 6:00.

Patty. Huh? Hi. Be a sport.

I've got an audition in the city and Chris is out looking for work.

I'm kind of full. Oh, please.

Um, Liz, do we have a spare cot? Yeah, I think we do.

Here.

Thank you. Can you, um, pick her up by 3:00? Yeah.

You are made of gold, Patty. Yes, I am.

Bye. Be good for Patty. Thanks.

Hello. Hello. Bye, Mum. Aren't you busy?

Yes, I think I've accidentally become successful.

I've gotta run. Oh, hey, gigglies!

Oh, are you OK?

Yeah, it's nothing six or seven hours sleep won't fix. Mwah! Bye.

Alright. Bye, Mum.

Bye, Mums.

Busy morning, Sir?

Uh, yes.

In a good way, I hope.

What can I do for you, Matron?

I was hoping you might nominate me for the vacant staff position

on the hospital board.

You don't qualify. I've worked here for 20 years.

Sir, I want Stanton House reopened.

If I'm on the board, I can lobby for...

Frances, you're only a nurse.

Do you know where all the old Stanton House records went?

Went to welfare, why?

The girl that we found in Stanton House last night,

she's looking for her birth mum.

Hey, Martha. I'm off at 4:00. Let's go out. Goodo.

Where's he gonna live now? With his dad.

Wow. There's an admission of failure.

In here, your kind donations have bought us a Doppler machine.

Wonderful technology.

And this is the nursery. Shh.